Abstract

This report presents the disease incidence and prevalence and surgical
procedure volumes for selected musculoskeletal disorders and procedures in the
United Kingdom (U.K.); incidence and prevalence figures are compared with
those of the Benelux countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands), the
Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), and the European
Union (EU) countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Among the disorders
covered by this report are arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, meniscal and
ligament/tendon injuries, muscular dystrophy, and osteoporosis. Among the
covered surgical procedures are carpal tunnel release, fracture repair of the
femur and tibia/fibula, spine surgery, total knee replacement, total hip
replacement, and total shoulder replacement.

Procedure volumes forecasts are for the years 2010-2016, with aggregate
figures for the EU countries of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K. as
well as for the U.K. alone. Disease incidence and prevalence figures are for
the year 2010.

In addition to proprietary data utilized from Medtech Insight's internal
resources, many agencies and organizations have provided information including
the Department of Health's Hospital Episode Statistics, the Federation of
European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, the International Osteoporosis
Foundation, the National Joint Register, and the World Health Organization,
among others.

Methodology

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